Microsoft Windows 7 brings the web to the browser
October 28, 2008
The next version of Office for Windows will contain lightweight versions of its apps that will be delivered through Web browsers. Even though the release is for Windows, Microsoft representatives confirmed for Macworld that the Office Web apps would work with Safari and Firefox.
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Microsoft Windows 7
October 28, 2008
Just two weeks after releasing Windows Embedded Standard 2009 based on Windows XP, Microsoft said Tuesday that the next version — code-named “Quebec” — will be built atop the Windows 7 code base.
The news is significant, because it indicates that Microsoft is serious about making Windows 7 capable of running on devices with limited power. During the PDC keynote Tuesday, Microsoft Windows head Steven Sinofsky showed the audience a netbook (or sub-notebook) running Windows 7. Most netbooks currently ship with Windows XP or Linux. Read more
CloneDVD Review | Clone DVD 4 Download
July 11, 2008
There is no secret that DVD copying tools are all over the place. All of them are competing in terms of features, speed, accuracy, audio and video quality. Their prices range from about $30 to almost $70. The only thing left to do is choose the right one.
For CD cloning we had the magnificent CloneCD from SlySoft. The CD age has passed pretty rapidly so we are going to deal for a while with DVDs and for them we have CloneDVD, a tool that can make perfect copies of your DVDs. Thus you can save them from any damage that may occur by creating backups.
DVD Shrink Review - DVD Shrink Download
July 11, 2008
Like DVDs?
If you haven’t’ heard of DVD Shrink, then you’re either not an avid movie watcher, or you don’t have a DVD player on your computer. It’s ok, there’s no need to worry, both of these things can be remedied. I’ve taken a look at DVD Shrink lately and I can honestly say that I was blown away by the functionality, simplicity, practicality and effectiveness of this program.
Google Nemesis Review | Google Nemesis Download
July 8, 2008
DON’T Buy Google Nemesis UNTIL You Read This Review!
There are hundreds of useless ebooks out there, which contain a lot of fluff, hype, and outdated information that doesn’t really work in the real world. The Google Nemesis is NOT an ebook…it’s so much more than that: when you subscribe and join the program, you will get access to a very powerful, revolutionary software package…which cost Chris and the Day Job Killer team over $60,000, and 8 months of full-time computer programming, to develop. This software package fully automates your Clickbank affiliate PPC (Google Adwords) campaigns, making it so unbelievably easy to make money online… all you have to do is literally ‘point, click and profit.’
SEO Elite Review - Does SEO Elite Fail Miserably?
July 1, 2008
Are you keen to increase your search engine rankings? There are numerous software tools out there that can help you achieve that. The most famous of which is Brad Callen’s SEO Elite, a highly-respected software tool in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry.
Firefox 3 Review - Good or Bad?
June 24, 2008
The people at Mozilla, the organisation behind the open-source Firefox browser, are punching the air and claiming a world record. They reckon there were 8.3 million downloads of Firefox 3 within 24 hours of the launch, and they’ve asked the Guinness Book of Records to put them in the book along with all those strange types who hold their breath underwater for 15 minutes or sit in a tub of baked beans for days.
But not everything went to plan - first the servers just could not cope with the traffic, leaving many potential downloaders fuming, and then a security firm announced that it had discovered a flaw that left the browser open to attack.
So, I suggested to the president of Mozilla Europe, Tristan Nitot, not quite the triumphant launch that you were hoping for?
“Way better than our wildest expectations,” he countered.
What about that security problem?
“No piece of complex software is without a security issue,” he told me, before suggesting that it was a curious coincidence that the flaw, which is also present in Firefox 2, had come to light on the very day of the launch. He was keen to stress that it would be remedied very quickly and that users were not at risk because the firm which discovered the breach in Firefox’s defences was not going public with the details of how it might be exploited.
But seeing as security was one of the big selling-points for Firefox in its battle to break the near monopoly of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, where does this leave the browser wars?
Mozilla says those eight million downloads gave Firefox 3 alone a 4% share of the global browser market - and Tristan Nitot says that by Thursday afternoon that had risen to 6%. Now many of those will be existing Firefox users but it looks as though this latest version has provided the “big push” Mozilla was seeking.
An independent web research institute, Xiti, said in March that Firefox had just under 30% of the European browser market, so this week’s efforts should have taken it above that level. There are big variations though - in Finland and Poland, Firefox has around 45% of the market, in the UK the figure is under 20%.
Tristan Nitot says that, unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox puts a lot of effort into producing local versions - it’s available in Catalan and Basque for instance - and that gives it an edge in smaller countries. There is no Welsh version yet, but Sebastian told me I was welcome to have a go, perhaps not realising my shortcomings in both coding and language.
My experience so far with Firefox 3 has been that it is both stable and fast, though one big disappointment is that two of my favourite add-ons, a TinyUrl creator and Google Browser sync - which enabled me to synchronise bookmarks across different computers - are not yet working on this new version.
Microsoft has responded to the innovations in Firefox, with Internet Explorer 8 coming soon, and Tristan Nitot says he’s happy about that because it means Mozilla has improved the browser experience for everyone. No doubt Opera fans will be rushing to point out that their browser beats all the others into a cocked hat. But whichever browser you use, we now have a far more competitive and innovative market than five years ago. And that has to be good news.
Nortons Antivirus 2008 Review
June 24, 2008
Nortons AntiVirus 2008
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Norton Antivirus 2008
June 24, 2008
Norton AntiVirus 2008
- Searches and eliminates viruses and spyware
- Prevents and restricts the spreads of email viruses
- Instantly blocks against spyware and worms
